English

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Etymology

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From Yiddish פֿליישיק (fleyshik, meaty). Spelling influenced by German fleischig (meaty). Doublet of fleshy.

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Adjective

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fleischig (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism, of food) Meaty, containing meat.
  2. (Judaism, of kitchenware) Designated for use with meat or having been contaminated by meat.
  3. (Judaism, of a person) Having recently eaten meat and therefore unable to eat milchig food.

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Noun

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fleischig (countable and uncountable, plural fleischigs)

  1. (Judaism) Food containing meat.

German

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Etymology

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Fleisch (meat) +‎ -ig (-y)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: flei‧schig

Adjective

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fleischig (strong nominative masculine singular fleischiger, comparative fleischiger, superlative am fleischigsten)

  1. meaty

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